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Outbound tourism expenditure

How much the citizens of a country spend on trips abroad.

Unit: US$ Period: 1995–2020 Source: Tourism Statistics (UN Tourism / UNWTO)
Source: UN Tourism · About the indicator
Average: 3.41B US$ Countries: 199

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1995 to 2020.

Outbound tourism expenditure, 1995–2020

Top-20 · US$

Outbound tourism expenditure, 1995–2020050B100B150BGermanyGermany: 101,231,000,000 US$101BUnited StatesUnited States: 48,837,000,000 US$48.84BUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom: 41,458,000,000 US$41.46BCanadaCanada: 41,247,000,000 US$41.25BFranceFrance: 31,193,000,000 US$31.19BHong KongHong Kong: 26,498,000,000 US$26.5BSingaporeSingapore: 25,346,000,000 US$25.35BChinaChina: 21,360,000,000 US$21.36BSouth KoreaSouth Korea: 16,705,000,000 US$16.71BIndiaIndia: 15,777,000,000 US$15.78BUnited Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 15,085,000,000 US$15.09BSwedenSweden: 13,973,000,000 US$13.97BBelgiumBelgium: 13,928,000,000 US$13.93BItalyItaly: 12,965,000,000 US$12.97BQatarQatar: 11,504,000,000 US$11.5BRussiaRussia: 10,800,000,000 US$10.8BDenmarkDenmark: 10,485,000,000 US$10.49BSwitzerlandSwitzerland: 10,372,000,000 US$10.37BIranIran: 9,271,000,000 US$9.27BSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 9,069,000,000 US$9.07B
Outbound tourism expenditure — 1995–2020 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 DE Germany 101B 2019 1
2 US United States 48.84B 2020 2
3 GB United Kingdom 41.46B 1998 3
4 CA Canada 41.25B 2011 4
5 FR France 31.19B 2020 5
6 HK Hong Kong 26.5B 2018 6
7 SG Singapore 25.35B 2018 7
8 CN China 21.36B 2004 8
9 KR South Korea 16.71B 2020 9
10 IN India 15.78B 2020 10
11 AE United Arab Emirates 15.09B 2020 11
12 SE Sweden 13.97B 2010 12
13 BE Belgium 13.93B 2020 13
14 IT Italy 12.97B 2020 14
15 QA Qatar 11.5B 2020 15
16 RU Russia 10.8B 2020 16
17 DK Denmark 10.49B 2018 17
18 CH Switzerland 10.37B 2020 18
19 IR Iran 9.27B 2018 19
20 SA Saudi Arabia 9.07B 2020 20
21 AU Australia 7.65B 2020 21
22 NL Netherlands 7.44B 2020 22
23 ES Spain 7.12B 1998 23
24 JP Japan 6.74B 2020 24
25 KW Kuwait 6.7B 2020 25
26 NG Nigeria 6.61B 2020 26
27 BR Brazil 6.49B 2020 27
28 AT Austria 5.55B 2020 28
29 PL Poland 5.55B 2020 29
30 MY Malaysia 5.21B 2020 30
31 PH Philippines 4.87B 2020 31
32 UA Ukraine 4.82B 2020 32
33 NZ New Zealand 4.6B 2018 33
34 VN Vietnam 4.36B 2020 34
35 MX Mexico 4.29B 2020 35
36 NO Norway 4.23B 2020 36
37 IQ Iraq 4.17B 2020 37
38 TH Thailand 3.68B 2020 38
39 PT Portugal 3.54B 2020 39
40 CZ Czechia 3.5B 2020 40
41 RO Romania 3.47B 2020 41
42 VE Venezuela 2.92B 2016 42
43 AR Argentina 2.75B 2020 43
44 BH Bahrain 2.64B 2019 44
45 EG Egypt 2.58B 2020 45
46 LU Luxembourg 2.46B 2020 46
47 IE Ireland 2.33B 2020 47
48 IL Israel 2.18B 2020 48
49 LY Libya 2.04B 2018 49
50 ID Indonesia 1.98B 2020 50
51 FI Finland 1.94B 2020 51
52 LB Lebanon 1.7B 2020 52
53 TR Türkiye 1.64B 2020 53
54 ZA South Africa 1.59B 2020 54
55 CO Colombia 1.58B 2020 55
56 MA Morocco 1.51B 2020 56
57 GR Greece 1.5B 2020 57
58 IS Iceland 1.34B 2007 58
59 HU Hungary 1.33B 2020 59
60 SK Slovakia 1.29B 2020 60
61 BG Bulgaria 1.26B 2020 61
62 PK Pakistan 1.25B 2020 62
63 OM Oman 1.24B 2020 63
64 RS Serbia 1.18B 2020 64
65 GN Guinea 1.08B 2020 65
66 UZ Uzbekistan 1.06B 2020 66
67 LV Latvia 1.02B 2007 67
68 GH Ghana 946M 2020 68
69 PE Peru 938M 2020 69
70 PR Puerto Rico 893M 2018 70
71 MO Macao 886M 2020 71
72 CY Cyprus 880M 2020 72
73 KZ Kazakhstan 861M 2020 73
74 SI Slovenia 856M 2020 74
75 SY Syria 850M 2011 75
76 AL Albania 805M 2020 76
77 LK Sri Lanka 803M 2020 77
78 HR Croatia 790M 2020 78
79 TZ Tanzania 738M 2019 79
80 CL Chile 720M 2020 80
81 CM Cameroon 697M 2020 81
82 CR Costa Rica 697M 2020 81
83 AO Angola 691M 2020 83
84 EE Estonia 676M 2020 84
85 BD Bangladesh 659M 2020 85
86 LT Lithuania 643M 2004 86
87 PA Panama 601M 2020 87
88 BN Brunei Darussalam 585M 2018 88
89 MN Mongolia 573M 2020 89
90 PS Palestine 567M 2020 90
91 HT Haiti 554M 2019 91
92 EC Ecuador 533M 2020 92
93 BY Belarus 477M 2020 93
94 ZM Zambia 474M 2020 94
95 SS South Sudan 469M 2020 95
96 CG Republic of the Congo 457M 2016 96
97 DO Dominican Republic 444M 2020 97
98 AZ Azerbaijan 439M 2020 98
99 UY Uruguay 412M 2020 99
100 JO Jordan 408M 2020 100
101 TN Tunisia 407M 2020 101
102 GA Gabon 346M 2015 102
103 GT Guatemala 346M 2020 102
104 AM Armenia 330M 2020 104
105 BO Bolivia 325M 2020 105
106 SN Senegal 324M 2018 106
107 ET Ethiopia 323M 2020 107
108 CI Côte d'Ivoire 315M 2020 108
109 AW Aruba 310M 2020 109
110 MD Moldova 303M 2020 110
111 KY Cayman Islands 299M 2019 111
112 GE Georgia 292M 2020 112
113 JM Jamaica 291M 2020 113
114 MT Malta 284M 2007 114
115 LS Lesotho 277M 2020 115
116 DZ Algeria 272M 2020 116
117 UG Uganda 268M 2020 117
118 NP Nepal 267M 2020 118
119 LA Laos 260M 2020 119
120 ML Mali 255M 2018 120
121 NC New Caledonia 252M 2016 121
122 HN Honduras 230M 2020 122
123 PF French Polynesia 226M 2016 123
124 PY Paraguay 226M 2020 123
125 MU Mauritius 224M 2020 125
126 MM Myanmar 214M 2019 126
127 KH Cambodia 213M 2020 127
128 BM Bermuda 212M 2020 128
129 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 194M 1998 129
130 AD Andorra 187M 2019 130
131 BF Burkina Faso 185M 2019 131
132 KG Kyrgyzstan 185M 2020 132
133 KE Kenya 183M 2001 133
134 BS Bahamas 166M 2020 134
135 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 163M 2020 135
136 SV El Salvador 162M 2020 136
137 ZW Zimbabwe 157M 2020 137
138 MK North Macedonia 153M 2020 138
139 NE Niger 145M 2019 139
140 PG Papua New Guinea 134M 2018 140
141 BJ Benin 130M 2019 141
142 CW Curaçao 127M 2020 142
143 RW Rwanda 127M 2020 142
144 TM Turkmenistan 127M 1997 142
145 MW Malawi 119M 2020 145
146 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 115M 2018 146
147 MV Maldives 106M 2020 147
148 NI Nicaragua 102M 2020 148
149 BB Barbados 99M 2016 149
150 MG Madagascar 97M 2020 150
151 MZ Mozambique 95M 2020 151
152 BW Botswana 91.8M 2020 152
153 GW Guinea-Bissau 88.9M 2019 153
154 SL Sierra Leone 83M 2019 154
155 TD Chad 80M 2002 155
156 FJ Fiji 77M 2020 156
157 NA Namibia 77M 2020 156
158 CF Central African Republic 69.8M 2013 158
159 SR Suriname 64M 2020 159
160 TL Timor-Leste 61M 2020 160
161 TG Togo 61M 2019 160
162 CV Cabo Verde 59M 2020 162
163 YE Yemen 56M 2016 163
164 LR Liberia 51M 2009 164
165 BT Bhutan 50M 2020 165
166 AF Afghanistan 49M 2020 166
167 BI Burundi 49M 2011 166
168 KM Comoros 43M 2020 168
169 TT Trinidad and Tobago 42M 2020 169
170 VG British Virgin Islands 40M 1995 170
171 SC Seychelles 39M 2020 171
172 ME Montenegro 38M 2020 172
173 TO Tonga 38M 2020 172
174 SZ Eswatini 36.4M 2020 174
175 AG Antigua and Barbuda 35M 2020 175
176 MR Mauritania 35M 2020 175
177 MH Marshall Islands 31.4M 2018 177
178 SB Solomon Islands 30.91M 2020 178
179 GQ Equatorial Guinea 30M 2001 179
180 GY Guyana 30M 2003 179
181 DJ Djibouti 29.6M 2012 181
182 FM Micronesia 29M 2014 182
183 LC Saint Lucia 28M 2020 183
184 KI Kiribati 24.57M 2017 184
185 PW Palau 23.3M 2017 185
186 BZ Belize 22.04M 2020 186
187 VU Vanuatu 22M 2020 187
188 SX Sint Maarten 21M 2020 188
189 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 18M 2020 189
190 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13M 2020 190
191 SD Sudan 13M 2018 190
192 GD Grenada 12M 2020 192
193 TJ Tajikistan 10.8M 2020 193
194 TV Tuvalu 9.8M 2019 194
195 DM Dominica 9M 2020 195
196 NR Nauru 7.1M 2018 196
197 GM Gambia 5.2M 2020 197
198 ST Sao Tome and Principe 3.2M 2012 198
199 WS Samoa 1.8M 2020 199
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Maximum 101B US$
Median 408M US$
Minimum 1.8M US$
World 1.44T US$

About the indicator

Spending by residents of the country abroad in current US dollars: accommodation, food, transport inside the country visited, and shopping. Together with receipts from inbound tourism it forms the tourism balance of the country — an important part of the services account of the balance of payments.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
US$
Observation period
1995–2020
License
UN Tourism terms of use
Dataset
Tourism Statistics Database

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